Cigarette-case.



J. SCHOLZ.

CIGARETTE CASE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 26. 1916.

Patented Mar. 13, 1917'.

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JOSEESCHOLZ, 0F SCHENECTADY, NEW YORK.

CIGARETTE-CASE.

Application filed May 26, 1916.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Josnr SoHoLz, a subject of the Emperor of Austria-Hungary, residing at Schenectady, in the county of Schenectady and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful-Improvements in Cigarette-Cases, of which the following is a specification.

The object of this invention is to provide a case for cigarettes, cigars or similar articles, with a delivery opening and a delivery mechanism, which will allow the discharge of a cigarette of the like through said opening without opening the case.

With this object in view, my invention consists in the construction, arrangement and combination of parts, as will be herein after fully described and set forth in the appended claims.

In the drawing, which forms part of this specification and in which similar reference characters denote corresponding parts, Figure 1 is an elevation of my new case when closed; Fig. 2 is an elevation thereof when open; Fig. 3 is a vertical section on line 33 of- Fig. 1; Fig. 4 is a vertical section on line 4l of Fig. l and Fig. 5 is a cross section on line 5-5 of Fig. 2.

Referring specifically to the drawing, a, 5 denote the receptacle and lid respectively, of my case, the lid being hinged or otherwise pivotally secured to the case at b and b and provided with the usual lock or snap 6 The receptacle a is made wider than the length of the article stored therein and is provided'near its inner side with a longitudinally extending wall or partitiona which divides the interior thereof into two compartments, the wider compartment serving to receive a number of cigarettes or similar articles 0 which are stored therein transversely in a longitudinal row, and the narrower compartment serving to contain the means for operating the deliverymechanism which will be presently described.

At the upper end the receptacle is provided with a delivery opening a extending transversely throughout the width of the case and has a flap or wing (Z hinged or otherwise pivotally secured thereto and which serves to normally close the said opening. Below the latter the delivery mechanism, according to one embodiment of my Specification of Letters Patent.

Serial No. 99,923.

invention, consists of an angular bar 0, f. This bar extends transversely through the Patented Mar. 13, 191'7.

receptacle and is hinged or otherwise pivotally secured to the bottom thereof, as at a, so as to be capable of swinging around a horizontal axis. Normally the member 6, f occupies such a position that the part 0 thereof rests substantially flatly on or adjacent and parallel to the bottom of the case, while the part f thereof projects substantially perpendicularly to the bottom, serving to confine the articles within the space below it. The part 6 serves to lift the article which. happens to lie on it and to present it in front of the deliveryopening a lhis func 'tion is accomplished by swinging the member e upwardly from the bottom. In order to prevent the articles from rolling underneath the lifted part 6, one or more coils g may be arranged-between the part c and the bottom of the case.

The means for operating the delivery mechanism simultaneously with the flap or wing cZ may consist of a short arm 71. pivotally connected to said parts, as at 72, and 72 and a longer arm or bar 11 pivotally connected to the flap d, at c", and to a pusher pin j, as at 71 This bar extends through the narrower compartment of the case, and the pusher pin is slidably borne in cross pieces a a of the receptacle a. The pin is actuated by a spring k connected to the same and contained in the space between the two cross pieces a a The outwardly projecting part of the pin is provided with a head j. In order to allow for the pusher pin being easily manipulated with the finger, the

parts of the receptacle and that of the lid surrounding the outwardly projecting part of the pusher pin, are cut away as at a and 5 In use the case is held infone hand with the index finger pressing on the head j of the pusher pin and is tilted with its delivery opening downwardly, so that the articles in the case will roll toward the part 7 of the delivery member and. one of them will be deposited on the part 6. By the depression of the .pin the flap at will be flung open while simultaneously the article on the member 6 will be lifted and fall through the opening into the users other hand held below the opening.

As the construction may be easily. modified without departing from the spirit of my invention, I do not wish to restrict myself to the details described and shown.

That I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A case for cigars, cigarettes, or other articles having a delivery opening, a delivery' member pivotally secured in said case and including a part normally extending adjacent and parallel to the bottom of the case and spring members below said delivery member an d on which the latter normally rests for preventing the articles from rolling underneath said part when the latter is tilted the second compartment, said other means being pivotally connected to said push member and serving for positively operating said delivery member. s

3. A case for cigars, cigarettes, 01' other articles comprising a receptacle having a delivery opening and divided into two compartments, of which one serves to receive the articles, a pivoted flap for said delivery opening, a delivery member in one of the compartments of which one part is adapted to normally extend adjacent and parallel to the bottom of said receptacle, means for preventing articles from rolling under said part when the latter is tilted into the delivering position, a spring actuated push member and other means in the other compartment, said other means being pivotally connected to said push member and serving for positively and simultaneously operating the said flap and the delivery member.

i. A case for cigars, cigarettes, or other articles comprising a receptacle having a hinged cover and divided into two compartments one of which serves to contain the articles, a flap pivotally secured to one end of said receptacle, an angular delivery member extending transversely through said articlecontaining compartment and of which one part normally extends adjacent and parallel to the bottom of said compartment, spring members between said part and said. bottom to hold the articles from rolling underneath said part when the latter is tilted into delivering position, a spring actuated push member and levers in the other compartment, said levers being pivotally connected to said push member and operatively con nected with said flap and said member and allowing the simultaneous operation thereof.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOSEF SCHOLZ. l/Vitnesses FRANK SINKORE,

SAMUEL MEYERHOFF.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G. 

